Luckily, this yearly vote has been scrapped.
Spring to Lifestarted the new update plan of three to four smaller updates dropping over a year.
Its showcase also showed off the exciting addition of the Happy Ghast that will be coming in the summer.
However,these updates may still be too littlefor a game likeMinecraft.
Though they were mostly basic ideas, each one had its own positives to bring to the game.
Wildfire
A Blaze with rotating shields to protect itself would be the “boss” of groups of Blazes.
Meerkat
N/A
Vulture
Would fly over dead players in the Badlands.
Ostrich
Iceologer
Hostile Mountain Peaks mob that would attack with ice.
Moobloom
Variant of Mooshroom that would interact with bees.
Copper Golem
A small Golem that would interact with copper buttons.
Glare
A cave mob that would show players it was dark enough for hostile mobs to spawn.
Rascal
A cave mob that would have given players an item for finding it three times.
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Tuff Golem
A small Golem that would have held and picked up items.
Crab
Found in Mangrove Swamps, would drop a Crab Claw that allows placing blocks farther.
Penguin
A Stony Shore mob that would have sped up player boats.
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What started as mobs that would have a sizable impact on the sandbox became small mobs with niche uses.
The last three mob votes had more niche mobs, but they could fit in as great pieces.
The Tuff and Copper Golems would be great decorative pieces and provide opportunities for expanding Redstone operations.
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They also would have fit perfectly into the archaeological theme featured in some of the past few updates.
As much asMinecraftis a sandbox game that inspires player creation, the world can feel lifeless at times.
The Happy Ghast and Ghastling were recently announced to be coming to Minecraft.
However, the implied origin of these mobs is heart-wrenching.
Aside fromfilling out the endless world a bit, mobs can also bring more direct opportunities for player engagement.
Overall, it is reassuring that Mojang understands it needs to go in a different direction with updates.
However, there is still plenty of room for improvement and plenty of options left behind to use.
Even if these mobs don’t get used,Minecrafthas two spin-off games it could look to for ideas.
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